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On the recordSeptember 21, 2016
I think this ransom payment issue is just deeply troubling, and it's just causing further bad behavior from Iran.
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Kelly Ayotte
Republican · New Hampshire

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Senator Ayotte expresses concern over the implications of ransom payments to Iran.

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